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| − | | Address = 56 Borough High Street
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| − | | Phone = 020 7729 7763
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| − | | Web = http://www.stirlingackroyd.com
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| − | | company_name = Carlson Wagonlit Travel UK
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| − | | company_type = [[Privately held company]]
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| − | | foundation = 1994
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| − | | location = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
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| − | | key_people = Andrew Waller (Executive Vice President)
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| − | | industry = [[Travel agencies]]
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| − | | products = Traveller and transaction services, program optimization, safety and security, meetings and events
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| − | | num_employees = 1400
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| − | | homepage = [http://www.carlsonwagonlit.co.uk/en/countries/uk// Official UK Website]
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| − | | owner = [[Carlson Companies]], [[One Equity Partners]]
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| | = Overview = | | = Overview = |
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| − | Carlson Wagonlit Travel is a leading global business travel management company, serving companies of all sizes including government institutions and non-governmental organisations in over 140 territories and countries. Originally part of Pickfords Travel, Carlson Wagonlit UK is the UK branch of [[Carlson Wagonlit Travel]], and deal with some of the UK’s largest corporate travel accounts. The UK Contingent boasts a local service with over 1,400 dedicated employees in over 30 locations.
| + | Stirling Ackroyd are a London Estate Agent with properties throughout some of London’s most desired areas including Hackney, Clerkenwell, Bankside and Shoreditch. |
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| − | = History =
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| − | Since 1994, the group has existed as a result of a 50/50 merger from two large travel agency ventures with the Carlson side originating from the Ask Mr. Foster Travel Agency chain, which had been rebranded a decade earlier. The Wagonlit component of the name originated from the travel shop business of [[Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits]]. Accor maintained its share of the interest until 2006 where they sold their shares in a transaction worth €500,000. The company is jointly owned by [[Carlson Companies|Carlson]], a privately held corporation in the marketing, hotel, restaurant and travel industries, as well as One Equity Partners, a private equity affiliate of [[JPMorgan Chase]].
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| − | = Awards =
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| − | ==2011==
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| − | *ICARUS Sustainability Award <ref>http://www.icarus.itm.org.uk/go/awards_and_accreditation/</ref> – Winner; Intermediary Category
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| − | *Irish Travel Industry Awards <ref>http://www.irishtravelindustryawards.com/2011</ref> – The Best Corporate Travel Agency
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| − | *Business Travel Awards <ref>http://www.businesstravelawards.com/Home.asp</ref> 2011 – Best Travel Management Company
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| − | ==2010== | + | = Types of Property Offered = |
| − | *Eurostar Sales Awards <ref>http://www.eurostarsalesawards.com/</ref> – Tread Lightly award.
| + | Stirling Ackroyd offer both residential and commercial property services in London and take pride in the areas in which they work and the communities they are part of. |
| − | *Home Office Suplier Value and Innovation Award <ref>http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/procurement/supplier-value-awards/</ref> – Overall Supplier of the Year and Best Contribution to a Project or Programme
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| − | *Defra Sustainability Award <ref>http://sd.defra.gov.uk/category/business/green-awards/</ref>
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| − | *Innovation Awards 2010 <ref>http://www.businesstravelshow.com/en/visitor-zone/InnovationAwards.aspx </ref> – SWT Room Select – Third Consecutive Year
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| − | *Business Travel Awards 2010 <ref>http://www.businesstravelawards.com/Home.asp</ref> – Best Business Travel Management Company
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| − | ==Controversies==
| + | They believe that the help they have given residents and businesses to find property in Shoreditch and Hoxton since 1987 has helped make the vibrant and flourishing areas they are today. |
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| − | Since 2004, CWT has been contracted by the UK Border Agency to book seats on scheduled and chartered flights for immigration detainees due for deportation. In the financial year 2004-5, the contract was worth £22,895,452.<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo060913/text/60913w0042.htm</ref> In April 2010, CWT won the contract again.<ref>http://www.publicsectortravel.org.uk/2010/04/07/carlson-wagonlit-wins-ukba-travel-contract/</ref> On June 3, 2010, campaigners from the [[Stop Deportation Network]] presented CWT with a 'Deportation Profiteer of the Year' award at the company's main UK offices in [[Potters Bar]], [[Hertfordshire]].<ref>http://stopdeportation.net/node/50</ref>
| + | They are experts in their areas, so if you are looking for residential or commercial property in Bankside, Clerkenwell, |
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | * [[Business travel]]
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| − | * [[Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits]]
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| − | * [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
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| | == External links == | | == External links == |
| − | * [http://www.carlsonwagonlit.com/ Carlson Wagonlit Travel Main Website] | + | * [http://www.stirlingackroyd.com/ Stirling Ackroyd Main Website] |
| − | * [http://www.carlsonwagonlit.co.uk/en/countries/uk/ Carlson Wagonlit UK Website] | + | * [http://www.stirlingackroyd.com/commercial-property.aspx/ Stirling Ackroyd Commercial Property] |
| − | * [http://www.carlson.com/ Carlson Companies] | + | * [http://www.stirlingackroyd.com/residential-property.aspx/ Stirling Ackroyd Residential Section] |
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